Unit One

Grade 6 Vocabulary
 Agony
noun

extreme and generally

prolonged pain; intense
physical or mental
suffering
 Apprehensive
adjective

uneasy or fearful of
something that might
happen
 Beneficial
adjective

advantageous or helpful
 Blunder
noun

a careless mistake
 Concise
adjective

expressing or covering
much in few words;
brief in form but
comprehensive in scope
 Dialogue
noun

conversation
between two or
more people
 Effect
noun

something that is
produced; a result or
consequence
 Esteem
noun

favorable opinion or
judgment; respect or
regard
 Evolve
verb

to develop
gradually
 Genre
noun

a class or category
of art having a
particular form,
content, technique,
etc.